2008 Liberty
9–2 (5–1 Big South). The season’s Wikipedia article records 10–2, over 12 games to the 11 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Charleston Southern 42–0Oct 25
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vsGlenville State | W 44–27 | 82% |
| Sep 13 | at Western Carolina | W 19–16 | 66% |
| Sep 27 | at Youngstown State | W 31–28 | 40% |
| Oct 4 | at Coastal Carolina | W 43–38 | 48% |
| Oct 11 | vs Stony Brook | W 33–0 | 80% |
| Oct 18 | vs Lafayette | L 21–35 | 66% |
| Oct 25 | vs Charleston Southern | W 42–0 | 74% |
| Nov 1 | at Presbyterian | L 28–31 | 69% |
| Nov 8 | at VMI | W 38–26 | 70% |
| Nov 15 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 30–10 | 74% |
| Nov 22 | vs Elon | W 26–3 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Elon 26–3; unranked in the final AP poll; Big South champions.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 32 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Liberty’s 2008 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vsNorth Greenville | W 49–10 | Liberty’s article |
Big South champions5–1 in the conference
- Record
- 9–2
- Conference
- 5–1 first in Big South
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 355–214
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1445 +79 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −16.9 No. 20 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Scott Wachenheim
- Defensive coordinator
- Tom Clark
- Defense
- 3–4
Drafted in 2009
The 2009 draft| Rd 7 | Rashad Jennings RB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
2008 Big South standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Liberty | 5–1 | 9–2 | |
| Charleston Southern | 4–2 | 7–5 | |
| Stony Brook | 3–2 | 5–6 | |
| Gardner-Webb | 3–3 | 5–6 | |
| Coastal Carolina | 2–4 | 6–6 | |
| VMI | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| Presbyterian | 1–4 | 4–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.